#Poverty_and_deprivation
#inequality_exclusion
The Multidimensional Poverty Index Is Not All-Encompassing
https://thewire.in/economy/the-multidimensional-poverty-index-is-not-all-encompassing
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The Multidimensional Poverty Index Is Not All-Encompassing
https://thewire.in/economy/the-multidimensional-poverty-index-is-not-all-encompassing
The Wire
The Multidimensional Poverty Index Is Not All-Encompassing
Improvements in toilet access and bank accounts are easier to link to direct government schemes, but the first step towards an honest analysis of what worked and what didn’t would be reviving India’s data ecosystem through conducting the Census and consumption…
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#inequality_exclusion
Multidimensional poverty
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/multidimensional-poverty-meaning-numbers-9141495/
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Multidimensional poverty
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/multidimensional-poverty-meaning-numbers-9141495/
The Indian Express
Multidimensional poverty: meaning, numbers
25 cr Indians have been raised from poverty since 2013-14, says Govt. MPI uses indicators covering three main areas: health, education, and standard of living.
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#inequality_exclusion
Less than 3% of India’s population now living under extreme poverty: World Poverty Clock
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/less-than-3-of-indias-population-now-living-under-extreme-poverty-world-poverty-clock/article67907056.ece
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Less than 3% of India’s population now living under extreme poverty: World Poverty Clock
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/less-than-3-of-indias-population-now-living-under-extreme-poverty-world-poverty-clock/article67907056.ece
BusinessLine
Less than 3% of India’s population now living under extreme poverty: World Poverty Clock
India reduces extreme poverty below 3%, achieving significant milestone towards UN's Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
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#senior_citizen
#population_policy_and_family_planning_in_India
What India Needs To Do Urgently To Support Its Ageing Population b https://thewire.in/urban/what-india-needs-to-do-urgently-to-support-its-ageing-population
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#population_policy_and_family_planning_in_India
What India Needs To Do Urgently To Support Its Ageing Population b https://thewire.in/urban/what-india-needs-to-do-urgently-to-support-its-ageing-population
The Wire
What India Needs To Do Urgently To Support Its Ageing Population
About 20% of India’s population will be over 60 years old in 2050. With family structures changing and existing state-provided services being inadequate, today’s working Indians need protection against loss of income and health.
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
#stratification_and_mobility
#inequality_exclusion
What is India’s disability law; how accessible are govt buildings to PwD?
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/india-disability-law-accessible-government-buildings-pwd-9195391/
#stratification_and_mobility
#inequality_exclusion
What is India’s disability law; how accessible are govt buildings to PwD?
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/india-disability-law-accessible-government-buildings-pwd-9195391/
The Indian Express
What is India’s disability law; how accessible are govt buildings to PwD?
Seven years after the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 came into being, one of its main aims — making public buildings accessible to persons with disabilities — remains unfulfilled.
#migration
#inequality_exclusion
#Crisis_of_development_displacement_environmental_problems_and_sustainability
Climate change widens income gap for rural women in India: UN report
https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/nation/2024/Mar/06/climate-change-widens-income-gap-for-rural-women-in-india-un-report
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#Crisis_of_development_displacement_environmental_problems_and_sustainability
Climate change widens income gap for rural women in India: UN report
https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/nation/2024/Mar/06/climate-change-widens-income-gap-for-rural-women-in-india-un-report
The New Indian Express
Climate change widens income gap for rural women in India: UN report
NEW DELHI: A new report by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) underlined that rural women's income in India has been disproportionately
#women_empowerment
#inequality_exclusion
Empowering India’s Women: Unlocking Potential for Economic Growth
https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/empowering-indias-women-unlocking-potential-for-economic-growth/3420014/
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Empowering India’s Women: Unlocking Potential for Economic Growth
https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/empowering-indias-women-unlocking-potential-for-economic-growth/3420014/
Financial Express
Empowering India’s Women: Unlocking Potential for Economic Growth
Another reason is that young women often have limited agency when it comes to making critical life decisions.
#tribal_issues_India
#inequality_exclusion
A tribe in the Western Ghats in need of a lifeline
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-tribe-in-the-western-ghats-in-need-of-a-lifeline/article67939999.ece
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A tribe in the Western Ghats in need of a lifeline
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-tribe-in-the-western-ghats-in-need-of-a-lifeline/article67939999.ece
The Hindu
A tribe in the Western Ghats in need of a lifeline
Social issues that concern tribes such as the Phani Yerava need to be taken up seriously and steps taken that are in the best interest of those groups